FAQ

This section answers the most common questions about Fibric from compatibility and performance to workflow integration and customization.
If you're considering using Fibric in production, this guide will help you understand its capabilities, limitations, and best practices.

• What is Fibric?

Fibric is a procedural Houdini tool designed to generate and control curve based cloth with full artistic control. It is built as an HDA and integrates seamlessly into production pipelines.

• What versions of Houdini are supported?

Fibric supports:

Houdini Indie
Houdini Core
Houdini FX

Houdini 20.5+ is required.

• Does Fibric require Vellum?

No, Fibric does not require Vellum. Fibric result products could be moved/deformed/simulated by vellum sims though.

• Can I use Fibric in Solaris / USD?

Fibric works in:

SOP context
LOP context (via SOP Create or as a USD asset)

It supports USD export and can be integrated into lighting.

• It is compatible with Linux?

Yes, Fibric works in both Windows and Linux, no Mac support.

• What kind of input geometry does it accept?

Fibric accepts any kind of geometry mesh. Mesh must contains uv's and must not overlap.